Here’s a guest blog post from a A Day’s Outing Fan, Pam Connolly -
We traveled from Richmond to Roanoke to stay with great friends this Thanksgiving. Of course Thanksgiving with friends, family and food is special, but another event begins the day after Thanksgiving. At Center in the Square in downtown Roanoke, the fabulous jolly old elf awaits. As we headed from the country to the city, snow flakes swirled around, just as Santa was arriving…. that certainly set the tone for our visit.
Visiting Santa at the History Museum of Western Virginia was magical. At the first showing Santa greets us with handshakes and hugs, gushing over how big everyone is getting and how good it is to see us. We all gathered around Santa’s story telling room, it was like a cozy living room with a fireplace, with The Christmas Chair. Santa picks up his guitar and starts to sing.
Oh, yes, Santa is a very talented musician! We sing some favorites and talk about how remembering holiday traditions is so important. Santa reads a story and sings a song about Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer including Holly (Rudolph’s sister and Buck who has been trying to be on Santa’s team for a while). Another fun part was Santa’s Good and Bad list. Santa lets the children and adults check for their name in the books. We all had a great time with this. Wrapping up our time, were pictures and hugs with Santa, sending us off with happiness into the Museum and the wonderful downtown market.
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